Word: arraying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which were plagued by a series of insider-trading cases during the 1980s, the $2.2 trillion market for Treasury instruments was thought to be too big to rig. The Salomon scandal shook that conventional wisdom and aroused suspicion that other firms might be playing similar games. Consequently, an intimidating array of investigations by the Federal Reserve Bank, the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission -- where enforcement director William McLucas is personally heading the inquiry -- and the New York Stock Exchange were launched. Next month Representative Edward Markey, who heads a subcommittee that oversees Treasury-bond trading, will hold hearings...
...unbooked letters of credit, and clandestine arrangements with compliant government officials in numerous countries, B.C.C.I. was ideally positioned for its role as arms marketeer to the world, particularly the Middle East. Though its tracks are often difficult to detect, TIME has discovered B.C.C.I.'s fingerprints on a startling array of transactions. Among them...
...doctors, lawyers and bureaucrats pull on the skintight colors (now available in extra-large sizes) and don crash helmets, they also deck out their cycles with an ever growing array of mileage computers, ergonomically correct seats, gel-filled grips, rearview mirrors and other color-coordinated gadgetry. One hot new gizmo is a cyclist's heart monitor that transmits a continuous pulse readout to a special wristwatch...
...seriously. A new cause of concern is the steady loss of genetic diversity, which has made the food supply less stable and reliable than in the past. With farmers growing similar crops in similar ways, diseases and droughts have more impact than they would if planters grew a diverse array of crops. Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee is convinced that the decline of diversity is one of the greatest threats facing world agriculture. "We may see a significant number of crops become functionally extinct," he says, "enjoying bumper crops until one day the hammer falls in the form...
...dedicated enthusiasts who are not content simply to point and shoot. Weighed down with auxiliary lights, remote microphones and jury- rigged dollies, they don't just videotape weddings (or birthdays or bar mitzvahs), they choreograph them. Then, back in their basement studios, they process their footage through an array of cutting-edge technology to produce video that is just as polished as the best seen on national TV -- and for a fraction of the cost...